Baume & Mercier Riviera

[orangeguy]

Has anyone else looked at Baume & Mercier lately?

On a whim, I picked up a Riviera in 39mm. It scratches my itch for something that fits in between my abundance of sport watches and dress watches. It's also a modern interpretation of a design originally launched 50 years ago, if that is important to anyone. As an integrated bracelet sports watch, it's also at a pretty attractive price point.

The watch has an impressive 5 day power reserve. I've seen a few things online wondering how much of the movement is shared between the Riviera and the IWC Ingenieur as the specs are similar.

It's a nice wear at 39mm and 10.2mm thick. FYI, I did try the 42mm, but with the way the rubber strap flares from the case, it wears much bigger. I have a 17 cm wrist, in case you were wondering.

[AEC]

I dig it

[winst]

That’s a nice timepiece that’s a bit different.

[failacrobat]

The issue with the rubber strap on the 42mm version is an interesting observation. Has anyone tried different straps or bracelets on the Riviera? How does it change the look or wearability?